STRANDED IN A SNOWSTORM with my Aliner!
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- Опубліковано 11 лис 2018
- As most snowbirds know, the hardest part of camping is getting to your destination. Bad weather can pop up without warning. Here's my story of a trip that didn't go exactly as planned!
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I'm a long-haul trucker from Tennessee have been Trucking for over two decades some odd years ago I shut down one afternoon in Missoula Montana woke up about 2 in the morning looked out the window about three and a half feet of snow 34 below zero took a shot of whiskey and went right back to bed set there for 3 days loved every minute of it
Roger Dale McKinney be safe out there !
Hell yeah 😂
Stayed at the TA in Missoula my 1st year of OTR.👍
Need a channel bro
That's awesome
I know that trucker that you helped will never forget you.
@ he was probably glad that he was rolling again. That's why he didn't stop and helped. But i think our friend here will understand it
@Joe Casson unless you gotta stop and grab your traction pieces
@ He probably thanked him as he was going, if you stop once you gain traction you'll only end up getting stuck again.
man I am so jealous. Stranded in the snow, in your lil pop-up, the only thing youre missing is a friendly canine.
And a good book
All I would need Is my Canine Companion, a shoebox of Automotive, Firearm, Game Informer and outdoor Magazines, a tv and my entire Boxset of The Sopranos, Archer, and South Park to keep on in the background.
Sounds peaceful already.
Gary Miller right
@Corey IVI nice choise
@Corey IVI I'm good on the trees, but give me some big, thick and heavy cigars and I'll be in heaven.
I would hunker down and stay for a couple of days to make sure it was safe..truck stop..showers, food, hot coffee, rest rooms..yea i'm good.
Some Food / Beverages and Snacks for the road would be nice anyway.
TOILETRIES FOR THE ROAD WOULD BE NICE AS WELL. JUST ENOUGH FOR SAY 4 DAYS IN CASE YOU NEED TO END UP CAMPING OR AT A TRUCK STOP WITH JUST TOILETS.
I have literally watched this video 50 times, always right before I got to bed. I think how nice and cozy that would be inside the trailer during that snow storm all warm and sheltered and it helps me sleep soundly.
Thanks Jason, it was cozy. Having a comfortable warm bed after a challenging day is always a blessing, wherever you are. SP
Yes same 😂😂😂
I did this too i rewatched this video all the time when im about to sleep
Sweet of you to help the trucker.
Stacy Hackney h
Stacy Hackney , he’s Canadian. Usually, the nicest, most helpful person in a room. Really, many people who spent a lot of time camping are ready to lend a hand.
I love how you helped out that truck even though you were going through some issues of your own.Good man!!
Videos like these is what makes you appreciate youtube because you can see people tell there stories.
Agreed.
I feel like I was just on a winter adventure without actually having to put up with winter or any adventure. Thanks
I was a semi driver and I went down in between 2 mountains and I got stuck in a 8 foot snow drift. I got out and measured it and made sure that I was still on the road and I was. I spent 2 days with no cellphone reception in my truck but I had a full tank of fuel and food to eat. I kinda felt like I was camping. It was pretty fun. I had my TV and movies to watch until I seen a plow truck come. I had to remove the snow away from my truck to get out but I was able to drive again. I would recommend everyone to have food with them in the winter and keep your gas tank full as possible. Warm clothes would be a definite plus in your survival in this situation. I was lucky to have soup and a electric cooktop to heat up my soup. I never thought I would be in that situation but I had everything I could ask for and I had fun during that time. Alone in the Washington state woods and I even had Christmas lights on in my truck to help keep me positive. I did try to shovel my way out but I wasn't going anywhere, I drift was so huge and I would have needed alot of space to backup and get my speed up the mountain ahead of me. Even with chains and the road plowed, my tires were just barely getting up the mountain but I had no other issues after that and I am lucky to have everything I had and I was lucky that was the only time that happened. I didn't need a tow truck, I was only stuck because of the massive snow drift. It was as if my truck was suctioned cupped into the snow, when I was stuck. I said to myself, really, I have the worse luck but then I relaxed and enjoyed the rest cause I worked all week. I got my much deserved 34 hour restart and I had a emty 70 hours log book again. My company was laughing when I told them I had all the soup and coffee I could eat and drink because I had just went for my week shopping in Portland OR, while I was coming from LA to Seattle and then I was going to pickup a load in the backwoods of Washington and head east but the load was taken off me, when I got stuck and I wasn't able contact anyone.
Sounds like an adventure to remember
Great time dude.
i enjoyed reading ur story...stay safe n blessed
Lets not forget relays, fuses, butane, and cans of heat
I have been a truck driver for 20 years. I have used the electric heating pad style for years. Saves a lot of fuel.
scott walters you must be an owner lol.
Goes to prove you can never be over prepared! Not only did I admire your tenacity by continuing on, but to help that trucker ( when you have problems of your own), tells me that you are one hell of a good dude! 👍 Nice video and thanks!
That’s the thing about Canadians, no matter how crummy their situation, they’re always willing to bear a hand. I grew being good friends with some Canadians that lived up the road, best damn neighbors you could think of. “We saw it snowed and had the tractor out already, so we plowed your drive.”
Win. Bear that in mind, life lesson there.
Sir. If you do not have one install a CB radio with the long whip antennas. Not a small hand-held as they are not good on the range. Truckers are your best source for asking about road conditions...”West bound can you please let me know how the roads are looking behind you”? That sort of thing without even leaving the truck stop yet. I was over the road for 9-10 years and learned just how good the network with the truckers is. Safe travels.
a loooong antena..... 160 to 200centimeters , and a small president William CB, or a Midland Alan 52 (like mine) makes a lot of difference. also the chatter is sometimes more intereting that the radio. limited to 4 watt in TX mode but verry long RX with a bood and well calibrated antenna. also very very cheap. midland can be fitted with bluetooh hdeadset
@Rich Gibson Can confirm this, I'm a mechanic at one of the largest trucking companies in the USA, more than half the trucks I work on don't even have a CB these days
@@Acid0atm3al Which is sad, but the drivers these days rather vlog their trip or live stream. When I was otr, I almost always had my cb on.
@@Acid0atm3al Owner/operators will likely be users of CB, or at least have them in their rigs - company trucks probably won't have them unless drivers bring their own.
I went to click on you because I see you ALL over these videos...like have literally probably seen you on 12+ videos. And holy crap....IM FROM BELOIT TOO. How small is this world?!
What impressed me was your positive attitude towards the weather, and you kept a smile going. Glad you made it home safely.
Gonna make a suggestion here that I offer for anyone sleeping in cold conditions. Much as you dress in layers for the cold you should prepare you sleeping area in layers. There is a reason why there are such a thing as four poster beds and there is no reason you can’t recreate that effect in your trailer bed. A simple horizontal line running from head to foot of your bed with some sort of cloth “tent” above your body will help to hold in the heat escaping your body and not diffusing it into the ambient air of the trailer. Especially considering where you are it will help to dampen sound and light pollution in your sleep
It's only 42 degrees where I live, and at least 65 inside my house, yet I'm watching this while rolled up like a burrito in my electric blanket! So awesome that he was stranded himself, and helped the trucker out! My grandfather was a trucker, and I feel he would want me to say: thank you for that! Classy move sir! 👍
"Not exactly the perfect scenario"
*Literally has a pop up shelter*
Works for me better than having nothing at all but your car.
It beats being stranded in a small vehicle with no room to stretch out for a good night's sleep. Just saying.🙄
When the temp gets that cold put your clothes in the foot of the sleeping bag to keep them warm as I learned in the Boy Scouts back in the 1940's.
That's a good trick that I forgot about, having been a Boy Scout myself roughly 20 years ago.
I do still live by "Be Prepared".
Learned that in the boyscouts back in the early 70's.
why would you need to keep your clothes warm?
@BASSdelight I truly didn't know. Thanks for explaining!
I'm 27 and learned that back as a tenderfoot. We're talking 16 years ago now. Lol
I'm from Thailand and I knew nothing about snow until I went to Iceland and drove in a snow storm there. What a nightmare.
That looks cozy , I'd love to live this adventure with someone I love .
When the roads are that bad I would not have left the truck stop. There are so many dangerous drivers on icy roads. Glad that it worked out for you. Thanks for sharing
I, too, would have stayed at the Truck Stop & probably would have turned South when the weather & roads permitted. That's just MEeee & my opinion.
Great advice Joyce!
Your right the worst part of driving in winter weather isnt the weather its the other drivers
Looks very spacious in there & cozy at the same time.
Like you I'm a Winter person. I have U.T.D = Unable to Diagnose, I'm allergic to Summer, Heat, Sunlight, Humidity. Have had every test, allergic, Hormone and Bloods, scans everything. It's just in my D.N.A. I adored this video. It's winter here in Victoria Australia now and I love it, but it does not snow where I am, in the mountains it does. Adore the snow, have never seen, touched or experienced snow and blizzard conditions, but I know I would thrive in them. The little Camper you have is so deceptive, it looks tiny, but the inside is huge and tall. Is it? How cosy and warm. Subscribed as I adore video's like this. I don't do any form of social media only UA-cam, so glad I found your channel. Sending my kindest thoughts to you and your family from Victoria Australia. Adore Canada also.
Old video but I just had to comment. When I lived in Calgary I was known to travel to that truck stop in Shelby because I loved their chicken fried steak! Always fun at the border “how long will you be in the U.S.?” “Just going for lunch, I’ll probably see you on my way home!” I used to keep my passport in my camera bag because I’d be down in the Lethbridge area taking picture and just have a hankering for their chicken fried steak. Mmmm…now I want one and I’m about three hours outside of Calgary, not so easy to hit up Shelby anymore! Great video, you’re an awesome story teller.
Your better then TV anytime...glad you made it home safe.
I just bought new Aliner in Florida. I can't imagine how cold that must be. I love the sunshine and will only go north in the summer. I learn a lot watching these videos. I had a Runaway camper before so it's a big step up for me.
Probably my favorite winter vid so far. I have watched it several times and still love it. Thanks
This is still one of my favorite videos of yours, Slim. What an adventure!!! Glad you made it home safely.
You have great content , watching some of Your adventures now and just enjoy it very much. Thank you for sharing and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
Those heated blankets are great. I'm glad you made it home safely.
I probably watch this video once a week. Relaxation at its finest 😎
I'm glad you made it back safe. Thanks for sharing your experience. Safe travels.
NOTE FROM SLIM POTATOHEAD: I've had a lot of questions about the electric blanket. The one I have runs on 12Volts, 2.5 Amps (Measured, not rated amps). It is powered by the two 12V batteries I keep in my trailer. These are charged by my solar panels. Being low current, it is just enough to keep me warm under my sleeping bag in below freezing temperatures. As it is low current, it does not drain my battery significantly overnight. I put a link to a similar blanket on Amazon (see video description). Hope this helps. Thanks! SP
UPDATE Nov 22: The electric blanket I linked keeps getting SWITCHED by Amazon as sellers sell out! Not the same as I originally recommended, and I can't control this. Just make sure you know the WATTAGE before you purchase. Thanks! SP
Thanks. I thought they used more amps. Nice item to have in the winter.
Some certainly do. The one I recommend claims 40 watts, but many use 75 watts or more. One with a low setting is definitely preferred if battery reserve is limited. Thanks! SP
Thanks for pinning this note! I was wondering about your battery setup. I really enjoyed this video! Thanks!
I appreciate the information.. TyVm.
I think most were thinking the same whilst watching this. ''Is he gonna drain his main battery.'' But I guessed you had an alternative power source. I drive a ford transit van that is useless in the snow when unladen, but nevertheless I always keep many items in my storage place above the cab accessed from the cargo area. I keep a warm blanket, two torches, a small spade, a warm fleece jacket, spare socks, spare gloves, two purpose designed tow ropes with a 1.5 ton break limit, a tool box with all assortment tools, jump cables and two pocket cigarette lighters, a small hand brush for sweeping snow off stuff , a first aid kit, a steel fire resistant dish for cooking on a fire and a spare litre of drinking water along with a bag of non perishing food including tins of food. Summer or winter I have these. When the time comes whereby you have or find yourself in an unexpected negative position you would be grateful you have these supplies. Never underestimate Nature and what it can throw at you.
You did a great job with this video. Feel confident to share more about the batteries and solar panels or the electric blanket and inverter used. You are obviously knowledgeable and humble as well. Keep going.
Slim i keep watching this over and over. it is very inspiring on how prepared you are and how preparedness is a key factor for safety. God keep you safe always
I don’t know why but I love watching this kind of videos before going to sleep. It feels peaceful and great
This was a brilliant YT production. Informative, real and inspiring with a creator that is so genuine.
Just like a boy scout...always be prepared. 😊
Love your adventures!
Thank you.
Thanks for your high-Res videos and beautiful photos. We also enjoy your story telling.
thank you for sharing your adventure of getting stationary due to heavy snow and low temps. I am glad you are prepared and made it back safe
As a 2004 liberty owner seeing this was awesome. I think you just convinced me as to what little trailer I wanted to get for road adventures. Thank you!
First timer here, that Airliner looks roomy. Glad no real problems further for you. Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed this video! Thank you for it. Your production style is unique, entertaining and very enjoyable. I just started on another one of your videos and immediately I know I’m going to enjoy it as well. Subbed! 👊 Your channel is what I love about UA-cam. Interesting content (better than any network programming I’ve ever seen) and honest. Way to go man! Thank you and keep up the great work! Cheers👍
This was so fun to watch. Also educational! Love how ready-to-go you are and so practical.
Slim you are one of the most intelligent you tubers I follow from your natural intuitive Macgyverness to knowing when to call it a day it's a pleasure to watch how you roll with it.
Good video thank you,. Some helpful tips through there, nice to see a traveling, camping budget I can relate to.
I've got to say, this is probably one of my favorite videos that you've made. It has a sense of adventure and survival that I remember from when I lived out west.
You had me chuckling when you commented on earthquakes. A Southern California person the only sizable one I missed was January 17, 1994. We had moved to Canada for a couple of years. Some are pretty darn scary but most are like a street party. You go out to make sure you gas line isn’t leaking and wave to the neighbors who are doing the same. Pretty soon you go see if anyone remembers how to turn the gas back on, and everyone talks about the pros and cons of the the valves that turn off the gas if the lines are shaking. Someone checks the elderly and gets the water heater and the stove going. We make one more lap to see if everyone talked to loved ones who are out of the area and check on news of places to avoid or roadways not checked yet. And the party is over.
Thanks for the experience. I’ve been thinking maybe an A-line is our next step in camping. Tenting is nice but now that we are camping just two of us and two dogs I would not mind skipping ground clothes and hunting for tent stakes in the dark.
Kudos on being so well prepared for just about anything! Well done!
The A-liner is the perfect roof shape for shedding a snow load! Imagine a flat roof RV in this weather. You would have to climb up every hour to brush snow off, ugh! Actually, this is also an ideal scenario for a Dewalt 20V leaf blower - just blow that dry snow off!
That dirty brown snow reminded me of my days in Buffalo, NY. The snow would cling to the back bumper behind the tires in one big clump you had to kick off! These clumps littered the whole place. So glad I live in California now! Nice scenery you showed us, thanks Slim!
The A-liner also has hard sides, so you can stay in grizzley country.
Interesting, informative video, Nice of you to help the stranded trucker and you had a warm bed to wait out the snowy weather
Great video....nothing like travelling in the winter with a pop up......
Thanks for sharing....
I'm glad also that you made it safe. I lived in Southern Oregon for nine years and although I know how to drive on the ice watching you fly down the highway with a trailer still made my stomach tighten up.
OMG middle of a snow storm...I am happy you keep warm....I am new to your channel. Enjoy watching your videos... I am widow spend my time watching videos on UA-cam. I am retired...I would like to go on the rd like this,but i don't drive...Blessing and Much Love. Stay safe...👼❤
Really cool u helped out a stuck trucker. Thks for sharing 😊 👍
I would love moments like this if I lived on the road like you do.
To be faced with a challenge and overcome it is life affirming. Especially when success was because of planning and training.
In the past, quite awhile back I almost bought a small popup, then ended up buying a 17' travel trailer about 25 years back. It was a better choice than the popup camper especially when I used it in winter months. I had been looking at the A Liners for that reason as well because you have a hard shell as opposed to the canvas shell on a popup. For the vehicle you have I think you made an excellent choice on your camper. You can be warm and comfortable in it even in winter conditions, warmer than you would be in a popup. I always used the furnace in my camper when using it in the winter. I had two, 20# propane tanks on it but they do go fast when it's cold.
I'm in Arizona and I use a ski cap to keep stay warm for winter nights - in the house.
'Glad you stayed safe on those icy roads! :)
Very nice of you to help out that man. Smart too, being prepared you have it together enjoyed your video. Take care.
I love that you planned and kept your sense of adventure/humor!
You're a good dude, Potatohead. Thanks for sharing.
Love your video!!! This is what I want to do in my life time. Hauling my home around the country. I love the snow and rain
That's what life's for, my man. Live it!
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I found myself holding my breath thru this video!... glad u made it out safely!! Blessings!
This is my favorite slim video . I always seem to come back to it .
I love these 'teaching videos'! I think this really answered my questions. Just lifting the roof in warm weather would be challenging for me and the A-Liner would be a lot more physical than some of my other RV considerations. Your journeys are wonderful and fascinating, even if horrific at times. I always learn from them and enjoy them!
My Aliner is 15 years old and the springs are shot. New A-frames are easy to lift, some even include hydraulics. Dont use mine as an example! SP
Thanks for the video Slim . I just retired last week @66 . Will be making my way from California to the Springfield,Missouri area where I bought a nice farm there . I’m leaving right after I spend Thanksgiving with my son and his family here . I’ll be pulling a 10 ft utility trailer with a F-150 4x4 . This time I’ll pack along a set of snow chains just in case ,one set for the truck and one for the trailer to keep it in line . I’ve driven in snow before many times( 43 yrs driving truck cross country) but still respect the ice and snow . You did right calling it quits before it got dark , glad everything went alright and you made it home safely !
Nice area, Springfield!
Don't know you but good luck
You will love Springfield.
I live in Branson. Springfield is okay but Branson is better and cheaper during the winter if your staying in your camper
Springfield is pretty cool, I used to live Mount Vernon, Mo. not too far from there. I was born and raised in So Cal, so at first it was culture shock, but I met some of the nicest people I've ever met in that area. I remember one winter I think it was 2005 then a bad ice storm hit the area and were were out of electricity for 13 days! thank God we had a huge fireplace. I ended up moving back to So Cal, but I still think about how beautiful it was living there on that great little farm. I hope you will love farm life!
I truly enjoyed your adventure and you are very smart about safety. So glad you made it out.
This is the first video I have watched from you and I really liked it. Have watched many more since. Love the no-nonsense approach and the info you provide along the way. I'm trying to get organized enough to get out there and travel too, at least for a few years. Lot older than most to start this type of adventure but the dreams still there.
Glad all worked out..oh to be so so free!! God bless.
I live 2 hours east of this overnight location. This was our worst winter in awhile. You did everything right! Great job slim.
Your video’s are not only so informative but you truly have a knack with presentation. I am a newbie to your channel but loving it. Stay well dear sir. This is a different camper it looks like from the one with the hurricane that traveled from Florida to Canada.
Never thought of caravanning in winter and I will never be able to convince my wife to caravan. But one day I would love to caravan around my country of Australia. Loved your video.
Glad you made it home safe. Driving in snow can be treacherous. Here in Westchester N.Y. drivers were stranded on roads over night in only six inches of snow. It pays to be prepared.
I love the snow I live in southern Oswego county NY north of Syracuse and we just got 20+ inches from winterstorm avery last week it gets me laughing everytime you have the veteran snow drivers and the people who think they know what they're doing and people that haven't a clue 3 types of drivers and when we get lake effect snow forget it blinding snow blowing snow thunder and lightning all at once off the good old lake Ontario
Similarly here in eastern PA on 11/15 the region here was paralyzed for almost 24 hrs.. Snow got ahead of the plows and the motorists.
Another reason why I left Westchester County and NY state !!
Informed citizen aye another Westchester resident! I live 10 minutes away from my job in Peekskill, and it took me upwards to an hour to get home. And I left when the snow just started to stick.
I'm in the Bronx. So you already know the nightmare it was. Almost all of the major street roads were gridlocked on that Thursday
That was nice of you. Thanks for helping the trucker.
Thanks for the show. The advice is very good for those who haven't traveled much.
Had a similar experience last February, in Texas. Yup, pull off, be safe and relax. You may even find other travelers who want company and like to visit. Good opportunity to make a new friend. Good one Slim. Safe travels. 🙂 -Mark
Jane I like that idea
I'm glad you made it back ok! I live here in Montana and I still freak out when I have to drive on icy roads like that especially every day! Even though I work 1 mile away from home, I dread driving to work and back. Loved the video and will tune in for more!
because I have watched many of your videos , I know you don't hold it against me that I am not the kind of person who would buy a A frame, but I have enjoyed watching your videos and the adventures you are having are entertaining to say the least. I just wish I could do what you do but with a larger RV. you have more guts then I do. thanks for your posting your videos. right now my wife is fighting cancer again so we will not be going south any time soon, to top it off she has MS and back pain from that. She is a fighter
After RV'ing through USA and MExico with our 4 kids from 04-07 we settled in the Caribbean and 3 years ago moved to MN. I'm LOVING your channel! Off to buy some "get out of the snow" traction stuff too!
Easy in a Jeep bro, my WK pulled through 2 feet of snow and we were the the only car on the road - at least until we saw another Jeep :)
Glad you were safe.
Were you pulling anything?
I love traveĺing and when iI get to my destination I love to ride the bus and see all the beautiful scenery.
enjoyed watching your experience, taught me a lot, glad you kept safe.
Great attitude and optimism! Been trying to talk my wife into a pop up trailer. She saw one like yours in Tucson around Christmas and really liked it. Thanks
Looking at an aliner, my pop up will not survive another winter, glad I found your channel, thank you
The dollar tree has moisture absorbing packages. I picked up three and tried them out in my pop-up. Outside temp. was 18 and warmed it up with a propane heater to 60. The next morning no condensation at all. They work well for three bucks.
What are moisture absorbing packages?
@@eileenlohrer5876 Most likely referring to DampRid, or some other silica packet.
@@eileenlohrer5876. Dessicant
Cat litter works great for absorbing moisture. I dont even have a cat but I keep a scoop of it in a sock under my front car seat and I've never had issues with condensation inside the car.
@@neecosse do you sleep in your car?
No slim i love cold winters when you are out camping and I can enjoy the coziness of your trailer, your tea drinking and working on your video. That's coziness. I can look out the window seeing the snow falling, or the rain, not sure which one I love best. Snow or the rain. I think a good old rain storm will suffice. Thanks for sharing. Go safely. The people who give thumbs down, are jealous of your followers appreciation. and they can toddle off again. No worries.
I liked your video. Thank you for sharing. I am happy I came across it.
I am from San Diego and the same thing happened to me, however, I only had my car.
I kept driving through the snowstorm thinking it would get better, wrong.
I ended up pulling off an exit at night and froze to death.
I slept in my car scared stayed up all night...never again.. I will definitely know what weather is going on at the time.
Thank you again.
I think this is the best way to advertise an electric blanket
FWIW, Slim; I prefer a polypropylene balaclava on my head when I crawl into bed in my insulated Cargo Van because & keeps my head & neck warm + it stays on my head no matter how many times I twist/turn while sleeping.
Different kind of weather to what we have (for the most part) here in West Aussie Land. Love the pool noodle idea and the electric blanket... that's on my list of must gets! Thank you for the video, can't wait to hit the road with our A'Van trailer.
Great advise. Nice trailer.
In those adverse conditions I suggest putting a customized cheap tarp over your roof, would save you a lot of work when packing up.
Stay safe.
Glad to see you made it alright. If you're gonna get stranded pays to have one of those cool little camper thingy's. I'm living in BC these days, back when, just after the Gulf War, (I think in terms of events not years) I was back in Alberta shoveling out my truck, and cursing nature. The remainder of my family had all moved out to Vancouver BC some years before. Anyway, I call my brother up had a nice conversation but said he had to go and mow the lawn before he lost the daylight. They hadn't had any serious snow in years. I hung up said screw it and packed up deciding it was time I moved out to the coast.
I slugged through Calgary and over top the Coquihalla highway, got down the other side and saw my first lush greenery in weeks. Clear roads and green fields. As I approached Vancouver it began to snow, which turned into the worst snowstorm they had had in decades. I was crawling along the highway literally the only vehicle. Luckily I had a tricked out Toyota 4X4, that thing was like a tank in any conditions. By the time I reached my parents house there was over 4 feet of snow and still coming down in blankets. Gotta love mummy nature. 😁
Great great story!!! Thx for sharing!!
DID YOU SEE THAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Murphy's Law,,,, IT'S LAW.
If your parents are anything like mine, they'd be cussing you out for bringing the snow.
DID YOU SEE THAT holy shimolli!!!
Always beautiful calm before the storm
Warm front then bam
Cold front
Just watched this for the third time over the last year. I think this is one of the top snow camp adventure videos on UA-cam. Good work!
I used to live on the high line. That weather is brutal! Glad to see you made it out!
When a person is properly prepared and equipped for some snow and cold it ain't that bad.
I go for a bicycle ride and a walk every A.M. about 6:10 most of the winter in temps 15 degrees F and up then go home and toss some oak in the stove and enjoy the fire. As Slim mentioned in the beginning cold is okay if you are planning and prepared to be in it. Tough trip for ya Slim. Glad you let us enjoy it too. Thanks.
A simple candle will keep you warm as well. It is surprising how much heat they provide without endangering your health.
I learned that trick in the Army.
What a great video! I know how weather can change in that part of the world. Spent a few days in MT and WY where it snowed. A couple of days later, I'm in Reno with 90F!
Those Aliners are popular in Australia. Look great for a single bloke.
Safe travels, and best wishes from Brisbane, Australia (where it never snows-but we're getting up to 35C/95F tomorrow, and it's not even summer yet).
Cool Video man. I've used our little 16' Scotty trailer and it has been a lifesaver. Travel right-Travel light. Thanks for sharing, got me raring to go again.
Seems a lot easier to keep warm, than it is to keep cool. I much prefer the cold weather... Makes you feel alive, rapping up warm in the freezing cold
I love the winter to. For one reason it keeps our loud drunk neighbors inside and not outside yelling.
@@nickhill8612 no mosquitos